Monthly Archives: June 2016

Legendary and Universal Pictures have set Feb. 23, 2018, release date for “Pacific Rim 2,” which stars John Boyega of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” The movie is the follow-up to 2013’s sci-fi actioner, which grossed more than $410 million at the worldwide box office on a $190 million budget. Steven S. DeKnight (“Daredevil”) directs……

TV has become an integral part of San Diego Comic-Con, the annual pop culture convention that sees more than 160,000 attendees descend on the San Diego Convention Center every year. To prepare you for the 2016 show, taking place July 21-24, Variety is keeping track of all the television-related screenings and panels in one handy master-list. Bookmark……

The wait is over folks. Season 3 of Bojack Horseman is back and premieres on July 22 on Netflix US and Canada

This season BoJack is grappling with his legacy while trudging through an increasingly turbulent Oscar campaign for his star-making turn in the Secretariat biopic. BoJack struggles with how he’ll ultimately be remembered by his fans and what lasting impact he’s made on those closest to him. Also, there are lots of silly puns and talking animal jokes and celebrity cameos and all the other stuff that everybody loves about BoJack Horseman. It’s a very funny and good season of television. Don’t worry.

The mad roboticists at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne have produced another biomimetic mechanoid — this one based on the lithe locomotion of the salamander. “Pleurobot” imitates the amphibian’s ambulation with its own articulated vertebrae, allowing it to slither along on land or at sea. Read More

Stage and TV actress and writer Ellie Reed has has booked a co-starring role opposite Britt Robertson in Girlboss, Netflix’s 13-episode comedy series inspired by Sophia Amoruso’s popular autobiography. Additionally, she has signed with CAA for representation. Written/executive produced by Pitch Perfect scribe Kay Cannon and to be directed by Christian Ditter, Girlboss hails from Charlize Theron’s Denver…

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, arguably the last big tentpole of the summer on Aug. 5, generated the most social media conversations at 66K last week according to ComScore’s PreAct, beating other highly anticipated movies such as Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Dec. 16) and Warner Bros.’ own Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Nov. 18). All data…

Refresh for latest… International box office estimates for the weekend are rolling in with Disney/Pixar’s fish tale Finding Dory swimming to $37M in its second frame. That takes the offshore cume to $110.3M for a global total of $396.85M. Key openings this weekend included Spain ($4.8M) and France ($4.5M), both at No. 1. In China,…

The Pop Culture Cafe App

So how you doing? Just sitting there looking for something to listen to. Well here you go. A show that after years of testing only cause brain cancer in only 3 out of a 100 that listen. So take a chance. Wait that may have been for rats. Maybe higher for humans